KISA RETREAT

Friday, October 17, 2014

DISCUSSION ITEMS:

District Technology CostsCounty-wide trend dataComparison to classroom cost

trend data

Collaborative models

County-wide technology costs

Includes 225 (instructional technology) and 284 (non instructional technology) function codes for all twenty districts

Five year trend analysis…

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 -

2,000,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

8,000,000

10,000,000

12,000,000

14,000,000

16,000,000

Total Cost

Totals

COMPARISON TO OTHER COST CENTERS…Maintenance and Operations -14.25%Fiscal & HR Services -12.60%Office of Principal -6.60%Special Education -5.92%Pupil Transportation -.94%

Executive Administration .85%Classroom 4.0%Technology 22.32%

7 ED TECH TRENDS

1. 3D Printing

7 ED TECH TRENDS

2. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)

7 ED TECH TRENDS3. Big Data

7 ED TECH TRENDS4. Digital Textbooks

7 ED TECH TRENDS5. Gamification

7 ED TECH TRENDS6. Flipped Classroom

7 ED TECH TRENDS7. Mobile Learning

FINAL THOUGHTS… How do we stay ahead of the technology

revolution

How do we stay up with the pace of change in technology

How do Superintendents manage the every changing world of technology, a world they are often not an expert with

COLLABORATION COMMITTEE GOAL:

Share collaborative work happening around the county in hopes it leads to additional

resource sharing

TODAY’S SHARED SERVICE EXAMPLE: Technology Consortium

July 2009 – three districts started (Comstock Park, Kent City, Sparta)

July 2014 – added Cedar Springs

Total student count is 9,700 students

MODEL SPECIFICS All technology services done collaboratively

with the ISD

Advisory Board made up of local district Superintendent and Business Manager, along with key ISD staff, make decisions and set direction

Cost is $43 per pupil

7 goals – 7 years #2 Complete a world class Data Center that will meet industry standards & help Kent ISD become a regional technology provider for customers in the Great Lakes Region.

We delivered:• For the state of Michigan, we lead a

consortium of 13 ISDs in the TRIG Grant• We lead a consortium of 7 ISDs with the

Data Warehouse • We led a Wide Area Network consortium for

our districts, doubling (or more) bandwidth at tremendous cost savings

CONSORTIUM COST COMPARISON TO PEER

TRACK IT WORK ORDER SUMMARY

INFRASTRUCTURE BAROMETER

ORG CHART

THOUGHTS MOVING FORWARD Technology security – district technology

systems are being compromised (hacked), how can we ensure our systems are safe

Technology security audit – is it time for a county-wide technology audit

Technology costs – trending higher than other district costs, including classroom. What can be done to bend or control the cost curve?

Technology needs – how do districts meet the technology needs in their district if unable to pass bond issue